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Scots woman accused of bigamy  23 times over

A SCOTTISH woman is believed to have married up to 23 men and have been engaged to a further 12, which would make her one of the world’s most prolific serial bigamists.

Jaswinder Kaur, 28, is accused of attempting to defraud thousands of pounds from her “husbands” and “fiancés” over an 18-month period.

Raucous scenes accompanied her appearance in an Indian court yesterday, where she was charged with breach of trust and cheating. She is accused of attempting to deceive 10 men through marriage or the promise of marriage, although police say other victims were too embarrassed to press charges. She could face up to five years in jail if found guilty.

Outside the court she harangued a crowd of hundreds. “If I have defrauded them I am willing to give them the money back. I am in jail and I regret that, but the whole thing is a cat